1996 Chiefs (rugby union) season

1996 was the 1st year of the Super 12 Tournament and the Waikato Chiefs rugby team. They won 6 of their 11 games and finished 6th overall on the table, but they didn't make the playoffs. The team was coached by Brad Meurant and captain by Richard Turner.

Chiefs
1996 season
Head coachBrad Meurant
CaptainRichard Turner
StadiumWaikato Stadium, Hamilton (Rugby Park)
Toll Stadium, Whangārei (Lowe Walker Stadium)
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Placing6th
RecordWon 6, Lost 5
Top try scorerAll: Eric Rush
Glen Osborne (4)
Top points scorerAll: Ian Foster (89)
1997 →

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1Australia Queensland Reds 1190232024773541
2New Zealand Auckland Blues 1180340835454941
3South Africa Northern Transvaal 11803329208121638
4South Africa Natal Sharks 11605389277112933
5Australia ACT Brumbies 1170430627333432
6New Zealand Waikato Chiefs 1160529126922428
7Australia NSW Waratahs 1150631229022828
8New Zealand Otago Highlanders 11506329391−62626
9New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes 11308290353−63517
10South Africa Transvaal 11308228299−71416
11South Africa Western Province 11317251353−101115
12New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders 11218234373−139213

Results
Week 1 3 March 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 27 – 26 New Zealand Canterbury Crusaders Rugby Park, Hamilton  
Try: Glen Osborne,
Eric Rush
Con: Ian Foster
Pen: Ian Foster (5)		 Scoreboard[1] Try: Adrian Tukaki,
Brad Fleming
Con: Andy Miller (2)
Pen: Andy Miller (3)
Drop: Andy Miller		 Referee: New Zealand Glenn Wahlstrom
Week 2 10 March 1996 Queensland Reds Australia 26 – 22 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Ballymore, Brisbane  
Try: Damian Smith,
Ben Tune
Con: John Eales (2)
Pen: John Eales (4)		 Scoreboard[2] Try: Joeli Veitayaki,
Walter Little, Penalty try
Con: Ian Foster (2)
Pen: Ian Foster		 Referee: Australia Mick Keogh
Week 3 17 March 1996 Natal Sharks South Africa 63 – 25 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs King's Park, Durban  
Try: James Small (3),
André Joubert, Dick Muir,
Joos Joubert, Ollie le Roux
Con: André Joubert (5)
Pen: André Joubert (5),
Henry Honiball		 Scoreboard[3] Try: Frank Bunce,
Richard Turner, Blair Larsen
Con: Ian Foster (2)
Pen: Ian Foster
Drop: Ian Foster		 Referee: South Africa André Watson
Week 4 23 March 1996 Transvaal South Africa 26 – 23 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Ellis Park, Johannesburg  
Try: Jopie Adlam,
Francois Pienaar
Con: Gavin Lawless (2)
Pen: Gavin Lawless (4)		 Scoreboard[4] Try: Glen Osborne (2)
Con: Warren Burton (2)
Pen: Warren Burton (3)		 Referee: South Africa Tappe Henning
Week 5 30 March 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 44 – 17 South Africa Western Province Rugby Park, Hamilton  
Try: Milton Going (2),
Joeli Veitayaki, Craig Stevenson,
Ian Foster
Con: Ian Foster (4),
Warren Burton
Pen: Warren Burton (3)		 Scoreboard[5] Try: Justin Swart (2)
Con: Joel Stransky (2)
Pen: Joel Stransky		 Referee: New Zealand Steve Walsh
Week 6 3 April 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 26 – 18 Australia ACT Brumbies Lowe Walker Stadium, Whangarei  
Try: Scott McLeod,
Duane Monkley
Con: Warren Burton (2)
Pen: Warren Burton (4)		 Scoreboard[6] Try: John Langford,
Patricio Noriega
Con: Adam Friend
Pen: Adam Friend (2)		 Referee: New Zealand Glenn Wahlstrom
Week 7 11 April 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 17 – 9 South Africa Northern Transvaal Rugby Park, Hamilton  
Try: Glen Osborne,
Norm Berryman
Con: Warren Burton (2)
Pen: Warren Burton		 Scoreboard[7] Pen: Dawie du Toit,
Jannie Kruger
Drop: Jannie Kruger		 Referee: New Zealand Steve Walsh
Week 8 16 April 1996 Otago Highlanders New Zealand 5 – 22 New ZealandWaikato Chiefs Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill  
Try: Matthew Cooper Scoreboard[8] Try: Paul Mitchell,
Richard Turner, Simon Crabb
Con: Ian Foster (2)
Pen: Ian Foster		 Referee: New Zealand Colin Hawke
Week 9 20 April 1996 Auckland Blues New Zealand 39 – 31 New Zealand Waikato Chiefs Eden Park, Auckland  
Try: Joeli Vidiri,
Jonah Lomu, Ofisa Tonu'u,
Zinzan Brooke, Penalty try
Con: Carlos Spencer (3),
Adrian Cashmore
Pen: Adrian Cashmore,
Carlos Spencer		 Scoreboard[9] Try: Eric Rush,
Paul Mitchell, Penalty try
Con: Ian Foster (2)
Pen: Ian Foster (4)		 Referee: New Zealand Steve Walsh
Week 10 28 April 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 39 – 17 Australia NSW Waratahs Rugby Park, Hamilton  
Try: Ian Jones (3),
Eric Rush (2)
Con: Ian Foster (4)
Pen: Ian Foster
Drop: Ian Foster		 Scoreboard[10] Try: Alistair Murdoch,
Jason Madz
Con: Matt Burke (2)
Pen: Matt Burke		 Referee: New Zealand Glenn Wahlstrom
Week 11 4 May 1996 Waikato Chiefs New Zealand 15 – 23 New Zealand Wellington Hurricanes Rotorua Int'l Stadium, Rotorua  
Try: Dean Anglesey,
Warren Johnston
Con: Ian Foster
Pen: Ian Foster		 Scoreboard[11] Try: Jason O'Halloran,
Mark Allen
Con: Jon Preston (2)
Pen: Jon Preston (3)		 Referee: New Zealand Glenn Wahlstrom

Squad

The Chiefs squad for the 1996 Super 12 season were:

1996 Chiefs squad

Props

Hookers

  • New Zealand Paul Mitchell
  • New Zealand Slade McFarland

Locks

Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

  • New Zealand Boyd Gillespie
  • New Zealand Simon Crabb

Fly-halves

Midfield

Wingers

Fullbacks

(c) denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.

Player statistics

The Chiefs players' appearance and scoring statistics for the 1996 Super Rugby 12 are:

Player Apps Tries Cons Pens DGs Pts
Blair Larsen101---5
Boyd Gillespie7-----
Craig Stevenson11-----
Dean Anglesey31---5
Duane Monkley91---5
Eric Rush94---20
Frank Bunce111---5
Glen Osborne84---20
Glenn Taylor3-----
Ian Foster821815194
Ian Jones113---15
Joeli Veitayaki112---10
Liam Barry6-----
Mark Cooksley6-----
Milton Going32---10
Norm Berryman91---5
Paul Mitchell72---10
Peter Woods3-----
Richard Turner92---10
Scott McLeod61---5
Simon Crabb51---5
Slade McFarland6-----
Steve Gordon2-----
Steve Moore0-----
Steve Simpkins3-----
Walter Little71---5
Warren Burton50711047
Warren Johnston31---5
penalty try-2---10
Total113225261291

Notes and references
  1. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 27–26 Canterbury Crusaders". South African Rugby Union. 3 March 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Queensland Reds 26–22 Waikato Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Natal 63–25 Waikato Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 17 March 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Transvaal 26–23 Waikato Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 44–17 Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 30 March 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 26–18 ACT Brumbies". South African Rugby Union. 3 April 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 17–9 Northern Transvaal". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  8. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Otago Highlanders 5–22 Waikato Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Auckland Blues 39–31 Waikato Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 20 April 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  10. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 39–17 NSW Waratahs". South African Rugby Union. 28 April 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  11. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waikato Chiefs 15–23 Wellington Hurricanes". South African Rugby Union. 4 May 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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